History is the essence of innumerable Biographies.

Thomas Carlyle

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Topic

Nature of history History

Author

Thomas Carlyle

Source

On History

Medium

Essay

Genre

Historical literature

Language

English

Time

1830 1830s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Carlyle, Thomas. "On History." Fraser's Magazine, 1830.

Current Citation

Carlyle, Thomas. "On History." The Works of Thomas Carlyle, edited by Henry Duff Traill. Vol. 27, Cambridge University Press, 2010.

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Not a "gay science," I should say, like some we have heard of; no, a dreary, desolate, and, indeed, quite abject and distressing one: what we might call, by way of eminence, the dismal science.

Thomas Carlyle

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We may affirm absolutely that nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.

G.W.F. Hegel

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Achieving great things Passion

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Source
Philosophy of History
Genre
Philosophical literature Historical literature
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German
Time
1832 1830s 19th century
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Hegel, G. W. F. Vorlesungen über die Philosophie der Weltgeschichte [Lectures on the Philosophy of World History]. c. 1830, University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

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Another quote about History

That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.

Aldous Huxley

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Topic
Learning from the past History repeating itself History Human nature

Author

Aldous Huxley
Source
A Case of Voluntary Ignorance Esquire
Medium
Essay Magazine
Language
English
Time
1956 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Huxley, Aldous. "A Case of Voluntary Ignorance." Collected Essays. Harper & Brothers, 1959. Originally published Esquire, 1 Oct. 1956.